Chief Financial Officer at KALTANI

About The Role

• The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will lead Kaltani’s financial strategy, capital raising, and financial operations ensuring transparency, efficiency, and alignment with growth and sustainability objectives.
• The CFO will drive corporate and project finance initiatives for large-scale recycling parks, RDF plants, and landfill developments, while strengthening governance to institutional standards as Kaltani expands across Nigeria and West Africa.

Key Responsibilities
Financial Strategy & Leadership:

• Develop and implement Kaltani’s short- and long-term financial strategy aligned with business growth, ESG goals, and investor expectations.
• Oversee financial planning, budgeting, cash flow management, and forecasting to ensure business sustainability and profitability.
• Build robust financial models integrating multiple revenue streams including waste collection, recyclables sales, carbon credits, and concession income.
• Partner with the CEO and Board to define financial goals and KPIs, ensuring transparent communication and strategic decision support.

Fundraising & Capital Structuring:

• Lead the end-to-end capital raising process, from sourcing to negotiation and execution of debt, equity, and grant instruments.
• Cultivate strong relationships with development finance institutions (DFIs), private equity firms, commercial banks, and climate finance partners (e.g., IFC, AFREXIM, NSIA, Helios, SocGen).
• Structure sustainability-linked financing vehicles such as green bonds, SDG grants, and carbon credit pre-financing arrangements.
• Develop project finance documentation, term sheets, and investor reports to meet institutional-grade standards.

Governance, Controls & Compliance:

• Institutionalize IFRS-standard accounting systems and ensure audit-readiness at all times.
• Establish and enforce internal control systems, financial policies, and risk management frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with tax, regulatory, and concession-related obligations in Nigeria and partner jurisdictions.
• Lead ERP system implementation (SAP / NetSuite / Odoo) to improve transparency, reporting, and accountability.

Performance Management & Analytics:

• Drive cost optimization, working capital efficiency, and ROI analysis across all operational units.
• Lead Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) to assess profitability and operational efficiency across states and subsidiaries.
• Build integrated dashboards linking operational KPIs (from COO) to financial outcomes, enabling data-driven management decisions.
• Monitor and report performance metrics to management and investors.

Board & Investor Relations:

• Serve as the primary liaison between the executive team, Board, and investors on all financial and strategic matters.
• Prepare and deliver detailed board packs, investor reports, and fundraising decks.
• Represent Kaltani in financial negotiations, public-private partnership (PPP) meetings, and donor engagements.
• Ensure consistent and credible communication with investors and external stakeholders.

Sustainability & Carbon Finance:

• Integrate ESG metrics, carbon finance, and impact reporting into Kaltani’s financial framework.
• Build models for carbon credit monetization, offset verification, and revenue forecasting.
• Partner with carbon advisory teams to register, verify, and commercialize highintegrity carbon and plastic credits.

Key Performance Indicators (First 12 Months)

• Objective: Optimize working capital and improve financial efficiency.
• KPI: Reduce operational expenditure per ton by the targeted percentage and shorten the cash conversion cycle through improved billing, collections, and vendor management processes.
• Objective: Drive carbon monetization and sustainability-linked financial reporting.
• KPI: Achieve successful registration, verification, and reporting of carbon and plastic credits from Kaltani’s operations, creating new revenue streams and integrating carbon forecasts into company financial models.
• Objective: Enhance investor confidence and board engagement.
• KPI: Deliver a clean and transparent annual audit, issue quarterly investor updates, and maintain consistent communication with DFIs, equity partners, and grant institutions to reinforce trust and accountability.

Required Experience & Skills

• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership in infrastructure, energy, waste management, or ESG-driven industries.
• Demonstrated success structuring and closing multi-million-dollar transactions (>$10M).
• Proven track record in corporate finance, project finance, or blended capital structuring.
• Expertise in FP&A, treasury, compliance, and audit management.
• Strong relationships with DFIs, ESG funds, banks, and investor networks.
• Excellent analytical, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, ERP platforms, and financial modelling tools.
• Chartered Accountant (ICAN, ACCA, CPA) or MBA in Finance preferred.
• Experience in emerging markets (Africa, SE Asia, LatAm) is a strong advantage